Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-01
GLENCOE.

The waters are rising at last
The great fire at st Clairsville was plainly
seen from cur surrounding hills.
Earl. 4-year cid son OF Mr.. Thomas Brown,
died Of Group Wednesday, The 25d, and was
buried on Friday.
DR.. Frank Keyser left for his new home in
Pennsylvania, last Saturday.
While Mr.. Tom Knox was on his way home
| from party at JacObsburg, last Wednesday
night, his buggy was overturned and Tom and
his best girl thrown out in the mud. Neither
party was injured, but one wheel of the vehi-
Gle was demolished. Luckily other parties
happened along and took the unfortunate
couple in. Tom went out the next day and
gathered up the buggy.
Protracted meeting is still in progress at
this place. Rev. Eicher is being assisted by
the able young minister, Rev. Hissom. The
meeting is well attended and will no doubt
result in much good; already several have
united with the church by probation. The
meeting will continue until Sunday, and pos
sibIy longer.
Rev. W. C. Meek.of New Alexandria, spent
several days with his parents here last week.
Mr.. Helpbringer. father OF Peter Htlpbring-
er, died at the home OF his son-in-law. in Mead
township, last week. He was very old.
The Fairview literary society will hold its
next meeting next Tuesday night. The deba-
ting class is as follows: Resolved, That Capi.
tai Punishment is JuStitiabie- Affirm. c. d.
Fulton, ID. J. McManis; neg Henry Meek
and W. r. Dutton. 1t is requested that every
member be presents it will be election night.
Mr.. John W. Ogibee, who is working in a
glass factory at Denver, COL, is expected
home within few days
Itis rumored that young VI ID of WIchi-
ia, Kans., will shortly take one Of our best
young ladies to preside over his home. In her
Belmont county will lose one Of her ablest
teachers.
Ernest, little son OF Mr. W. r. Dutton, who
has had Il slight attack of sore throat, is con-
valeScent.
The readers of THE CHRONICLE of this vi
cinity, were sorry to hear of its hard luck,
caused by the fire last week. but are equally
glod that its plucky editors have determined
to send it out as usual. May it soon be on its
feet again and doing good work as of old, is
the wish of the writer.
Now is the time to boom The CHRONICLE
"a friend in need is a friend indeed
The Glencoe and Fairview schools took a
vacation from Wednesday before Thanksgiv-
ing till last Monday. But owingto the inclem-
ency of the weather, our teachers failed to at
tend the Association meeting in Steubenville,
Friday and Saturday.
Mr. q W Pearson, ofthe Pleasant Valley
school called on friends here last Saturday
and sunday.
Mr W NJ Kinsley is selling Samantha
at Saratoga Ifyou want to commit suicide
buy cory and laugh yourself to death.
ALREADY onr fat boy is boarding his pennies
for Christmas. He wheels coal. carries goods
from the station. and waters the cows for
a nickle. And ifthe bad boy underbids him,
and does the same amount OF work for four
cents and hunk of balogna sausage, he cries
out, "back Sheep" "waXy, old boy" then
hurs a stone at him, dodges around the water
station, and fairly makes the air Llue as he
heaps maledictions upon the head OF the
'black sheep"
There has been some excitement here about
the probable soil strike" at the Sttt we'll
Some wise persons say they have surely found
the greasy fluid, and in a little while our
streets will flow with "Gil and honey" and
we will be the metropolis of-well, Belmont
county. while Oth5rs, more wise, shake their
heads and say its only a scheme of the COM
pany 10 make money out of their leases, and
others still more wise say, "wait and see
time will tell"
Last week we noticed letter in the Gazette
from Neff's Siding. in which the writer pre-
teLdad to give some Glencoe news But all
of his locals concerning Glencoe people were
either false or very inaccurate. He stated
that Methodist Ridge gentleman had been
wed to a Glencoe school ma'am If this be
true. no one but the smart young man at
Neff IS has heard it. Again he gets off lot of
slush about some of the members four litera-
~ society, and writes about the sweetness
OF our President and the oratorical ability of
our Vice President. &c. The young scribe
evidently wishes to make an impression. and
SO flies to the columns of the Gazette. Young
man, 60 Slow-you have much to learn yet.
and when you write locals in the future con-
fine yourself to your own locality. and above
all thiags else tell the truth